Tuesday, 6 December 2022
The Senedd met in the Chamber and by video-conference at 13:30 with the Llywydd (Elin Jones) in the Chair.
Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary meeting. The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the First Minister, and the first question this afternoon is from Rhun ap...
1. Will the First Minister make a statement about what support is available to businesses following the closure of the Menai bridge? OQ58854
2. What assessment has the First Minister made of the impact of UK immigration policies on the Welsh Government’s commitment for Wales to be a nation of sanctuary? OQ58848
Questions now from the party leaders. Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies.
Well, following on from that exchange—
4. Will the First Minister make a statement on the increased use of private health care by patients awaiting treatment on the NHS? OQ58843
5. Will the First Minister provide an update on the provision of social housing in Wales? OQ58811
7. What is the Welsh Government doing to ensure communities across Wales have accessible banking services? OQ58850
8. Will the First Minister outline how the Welsh Government is promoting sport in Wales? OQ58845
The next item is thee business statement and announcement. I call on the Trefnydd to make the statement—Lesley Griffiths.
The next item will be a statement by the Minister for Climate Change on climate change and the final statement on carbon budget 1. I call on the Minister for Climate Change to make the...
Item 4 is a statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language on the supply teaching model. I call on the Minister, Jeremy Miles, to make the statement.
Item 5 today is a statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change on bus reform. I call on the Deputy Minister, Lee Waters.
Item 6: the Non-Domestic Rating (Persons Required to Supply Information and Service of Notices) (Wales) Regulations 2022, and I call on the Minister for Finance and Local Government to move the...
We are ready to reconvene. We will spend the rest of the meeting discussing Stage 3 proceedings of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill.
The first group of amendments today relates to the meaning of single-use plastic products and prohibited single-use plastic products. Amendments 39 and 40, tabled in the name of Delyth Jewell,...
The next group of amendments relates to electronic cigarettes. The lead amendment in the group is amendment 6, and I call on Rhys ab Owen to move and speak to the amendment. Rhys ab Owen.
Group 3 is next. This group of amendments relates to guidance. The lead amendment in this group is amendment 15, and I call on Janet Finch-Saunders to move and speak to the lead amendment and the...
Group 4 is the next group of amendments, and this group relates to the manufacture of prohibited single-use plastic products. The lead amendment in this group is amendment 57, and I call on...
We move now to group 5, which relates to exemptions in relation to pharmacy medicine. The lead amendment in the group is amendment 2, and I call on the Minister to move and speak to the lead...
We'll move next to group 6, which relates to exemptions in relation to cotton beds. The lead amendment in the group is amendment 31, and I call on Janet Finch-Saunders to move and speak to the...
Group 7 is next, and this group of amendments relates to products made of oxo-degradable and oxo-biodegradable plastic. The lead amendment in this group is amendment 34, and I call on Janet...
We move now to group 8, which relates to prohibited single-use plastic products and the power to amend. The lead amendment is amendment 18. Janet Finch-Saunders to move and speak to the lead...
Group 9 is the next group of amendments, and they relate to the oversight board and advisory panel. The lead amendment in this group is amendment 41, and I call on Delyth Jewell to move and speak...
We'll move now to group 10. This group relates to the offence of supplying a prohibited single-use plastic product. The lead amendment is amendment 24, and I call on Janet Finch-Saunders to move...
We will therefore move to group 11 next. The amendments in group 11 relate to enforcement action by local authorities. The lead amendment is amendment 25, and I call on Janet Finch-Saunders to...
We move now to item 9, the Stage 4 of the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill. The Minister for Climate Change wishes to move a motion without notice that the Bill...
Will the First Minister make a statement on Welsh Government policy on coal extraction in Wales?
The Senedd, officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and Senedd Cymru in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Government. It is a bilingual institution, with both Welsh and English being the official languages of its business. From its creation in May 1999 until May 2020, the Senedd was known as the National Assembly for Wales (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru). – Wikipedia
